Check out Tendulkar's 50 Test centuries

It was a century that the entire nation was eagerly awaiting for.

India's greatest batsman ever Sachin Tendulkar ensured his fans had a Super Sunday as he completed a historic 50th Test century against South Africa on day four of the first Test at the Centurion on Sunday.

The moment Sachin found a gap through the extra cover region to push a Dale Steyn delivery for a single, the entire stadium stood up to salute one of the true legends of the game.

It is Sachin's 175th Test match --- most by any player in the history of the game. It took him four Test matches to reach the milestone after having scored his 49th against Australia in October this year.

He played 197 deliveries and 258 minutes to reach the milestone. He hit 12 boundaries and a big six over long-off with left-arm spinner Paul Harris being the sufferer. This is his seventh century in the year 2010.

With his innings, Tendulkar has extended his record for most hundreds (28) overseas.

With 14,506 runs at an average of 56.88 in 175 Tests (most appearances in the longer format of the game), Tendulkar also holds the record for most runs in Test cricket. In ODIs, he aggregates 17,598 in 442 matches at an average of 45.12.

Here's a look at Sachin Tendulkar's 50 centuries in Test cricket:

Date	Against	Venue	Runs
9/08/1990	England	Old Trafford, Manchester	119*
2/01/1992	Australia	SCG, Sydney	148*
1/02/1992	Australia	WACA, Perth	114
26/11/1992	South Africa	Wanderers, Johannesburg	111
11/02/1993	England	MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai	165
27/07/1993	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	104*
18/01/1994	Sri Lanka	KD Singh Stadium, Lucknow	142
1/12/1994	West Indies	VCA stadium, Nagpur	179
6/06/1996	England	Edgbaston, Birmingham	122
4/07/1996	England	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	177
2/01/1997	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town	169
2/08/1997	Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	143
9/08/1997	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	139
3/12/1997	Sri Lanka	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	148
6/03/1998	Australia	MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai	155*
25/03/1998	Australia	Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	177
26/12/1998	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	113
28/01/1999	Pakistan	MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai	136
24/02/1999	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	124*
10/10/1999	New Zealand	PCA stadium, Mohali	126*
29/10/1999	New Zealand	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	217
26/12/1999	Australia	MCG, Melbourne	116
18/11/2000	Zimbabwe	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	122
25/11/2000	Zimbabwe	VCA stadium, Nagpur	201*
18/03/2001	Australia	MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai	126
3/11/2001	South Africa	OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein	155
11/12/2001	England	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	103
21/02/2002	Zimbabwe	VCA stadium, Nagpur	176
19/04/2002	West Indies	Queen's Park stadium, Port of Spain	117
22/08/2002	England	Headingley, Leeds	193
30/10/2002	West Indies	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	176
2/01/2004	Australia	SCG, Sydney	241*
28/03/2004	Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium	194*
10/12/2004	Bangladesh	Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka	248*
10/12/2005	Sri Lanka	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	109
18/05/2007	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Stadium, Chittagong	101
25/05/2007	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla Stadium, Dhaka	122*
2/01/2008	Australia	SCG, Sydney	154*
24/01/2008	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	153
5/11/2008	Australia	VCA stadium, Nagpur	109
11/12/2008	England	MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai	103*
18/03/2009	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton	160
16/11/2009	Sri Lanka	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	100*
17/01/2010	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Stadium, Chittagong	105*
24/01/2010	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla Stadium, Dhaka	143
6/02/2010	South Africa	VCA stadium, Nagpur	100
14/02/2010	South Africa	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	106
26/07/2010	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	203
9/10/2010	Australia	Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	214
19/12/2010	South Africa	SuperSport Park, Centurion	107* (In Progress)

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